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In The
Red Paint
T.
he most crucial moments in basketball always take place in the area
immediately under the basket. In
every gym in America, this area is
usually painted with the school colors.
In basketball vernacular, this area
is referred to as THE PAINT. Here at
UH, it's THE RED PAINT. The
Coogs proved to be quite efficient in
the paint with Carl Herrera and Craig
Upchurch leading the way.
UH opened the season with a win
at Wichita State and blew Hawaii-
Loa away 102-47. The Coogs faced
DePaul and sliced them up 65-49.
January marked the beginning of
SWC play and real basketball began
against Arkansas. The Coogs fought
toe-to-toe against the Hogs, a team
that experts referred to as "the power
of the SWC." The match went to the
wire and Arkansas edged UH 82-78.
The Cougars never had any trouble with the rest of the SWC, with
the exception of UT. But, the Hogs
proved to be the real nemesis. The
Coogs suffered losses to them in both
regular season games and in the
SWC Tournament.
The Longhorns proved to be
Houston's only other worthy oppo
nent. On January 30, the Coogs
played against them in Austin before
a very vocal crowd of 13,891. The
Coogs pulled it off 102-93.
The final regular season game was
also against UT. The Coogs got national exposure, as they maintained a
10-game win streak. Over 10,000
fans showed up at Hofheinz and the
game turned out to be a classic, as the
teams traded baskets in the first half.
Second place in the SWC and a
favorable seed in the NCAA Tournament was on the line. Carl Herrera
came out ready in the third quarter
and scored 28 points.
The Coogs held off a late UT rally
and finally put them away 84-79.
"Hard work is how we won the
game. We never let up," said Herrera.
Coach Foster wasn't as elated.
"Although we managed to win tonight, I think UT outplayed us." Foster's biggest concern was for the team
not to lose their intensity after the
win, for he knew that the Hogs were
just around the corner. "I just hope
we don't come down off this game
and lose that emotional edge," said
Foster.-R. Ricardo Sutton
D
errick Daniels slithers through the Rice
defense for two points(top). Alvaro Teheran
manhandles TCU for the rebound and powers it
back up(middle right).Pfrofos by Tony Bullard
*- veryone in Hofheinz was dumbfounded at
Upchurch's leaping ability. Upcurch sprang up so
quick, the SMU player didn't even have time to
react. The next thing he knew, Upchurch
"touched down" on his shoulders.Photo by Tony
Bullard.
Kris Morris struggles for possession. Photo by Thomas Nguyen
herever the ball goes you'll find Mickens.Pfrofo by Tony Bullard.
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